The kingdom accuses rival Iran of providing Houthi militias with missile parts since it entered the Yemen civil war on the side of Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi in March 2015.

“Firing ballistic missiles towards populated cities and villages is contrary to the international humanitarian law,” Al-Maliki said, stating the attack proved the “continued involvement of the Iranian regime”.

He called on the international community to take more serious steps to stop the Iranian violations.

The total number of projectiles fired towards Saudi Arabia is nearing 100 since the war, which has killed more than 10,000 people, began.